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YOJJ.'VU.^NO. 1758?®® NORWALK, CONN.', WEDNESDAY EVENINGS -DECEMBER 1,^.897^,? PRICE ONE CENT;'
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TE1E BRIDQEP0RT TRACTION COMPANY'S PETITION
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WESfPORT PEOPLE FAVOR IT.
A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS OF THAT TOWN APPEAR
AND TESTIFY.
|f The application of the Bridgeport
^Traction Go. for permission to extend
its lines from the present terminus in
Southport to Westport was heard yes­terday
before Judge William T. Elmer
. in the Superior court room at the court
Chouse. The proposed line parallels
the tracKs of the Consolidated road,
|- consequently the railroad is fighting*
'. .'the Traction company. •
v5 Not only has the Traction Co. to con­tend
with the Consolidated, but also
the town of Fairfield which sides with
y . the railroad, though just how it can be
interested in what transpires between
Southport and Westport has not yet
.appeared. The town of Westport fa-
.^.yvors the extension.
f A t t o r n e y A l l a n W. P a i g e a n d J u d g e
•'/; Carroll represented the Traction Co.
j* and Attorneys Goodwin Stoddard and
"William D. Bishop Jr., represented the
/^.'•Consolidated road. Edward M. Lees
disappeared in behalf of the town of West-
|||portf and JudgelElmore S. -Banks for
ip^he town of Fairfield..
•-.0 Judge Carroll opened the proceedings
•: >:?by reading the application for the ex­tension,
showing maps to more fully
demonstrate the route proposed,
j , Attorney Stoddard arose at the close
• of the reading of the application and
filed a demurrer, in substance the same
: 'as the one filed before Judge Wheeler
in the Shelton hearing, stating that the
applicants had failed to show that they
had definitely settled upon a route:,
that the financial ability of the Trac­tion
Co. to build the road had not been
-shown, and that the consent of the
|^v.towns of Westport and Fairfield had
,14'not been given to lay the tracks. At-torney
Stoddard argued at some length
in support of the demurrer, reading
.' . decisions from the supreme court.
: The several attorneys then argued
Ythe matter with quite a little feeling.
Mr. Stoddard took the view that unless
the court acquiesced in the idea which
was the outcome of a beautiful little-
- hypothetical question which he placed
before the court, he would have to
j ^withdraw. Attorney Paige answered
^fthese remarks' with a few rather caustic
| ^comments. Judge Elmer finally closed
; ithe arguments by overruling the de-y;
murrer, stating that he would< not rule
•fv'nipon the question of Attorney Stoddard
as in that case the gentleman's company
| ^ ''would have to be dispensed with.
Mr. Lees then read the answer to the
| '"application from the town of Westport,
fJ' favoring the extension.
Attorney Stoddard said he was sorry
|f|to have to remark that he'doubted Mr.
IpLees' authority to represent the town.
pivst Selectman Wakeman of West-port,
was then called and he told the
h court that Mr. Lees was informally
, asked to appear in their behalf. After
some discussion Mr. Lees was accred­ited
by the court as the representative
::for the town of Westport.
7 Judge Carroll read, the""'rDJn^s''"^
; the stockholders meetings on June 4
and Oct. 13, at which time it was voted
to build the extension.
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•\y . C. P. Dolge, of Westport, was the
first witness to be called to testify as to
I the road being a public benefit and ne­cessity.
Mr. Dolge said the people of
Westport had but little opportunity to
ei' o Bridgeport He thought it was
a necessity that the;'e be more accom
modations provided.
Charles H. Kemper of Westport, a
leather manufacturer, was next called.
He testified that only two trains went
east from Westport during the morning
and that they were not sufficient to
properly supply the,demand. He em­ployed
30 hands in his factory and
thought it would bring not only more
laborers into the town, but bring fac­tories
there if some connection was
made with Bridgeport by trolley.,
Robert T. Leeds of Westport, a twine
manufacturer, stated that several peo­ple
had urged the necessity of some
further means of conveyance to and
from Bridgeport and that the proposed
route would not only be a benefit, but
was a necessity for the further growth
of the town.
G. B. Smith, justice of the peace of
Saugatuck, was the next to take the
stand. His testimony did not differ
materially from those who were on the
stand previously. He thought that all
the people were thoroughly aroused to
the necessity of some such road and
that all were in favor of it.
W. J. Finch, town clerk of Westport,
was in favor of the extension, as it
would improve the town, making prop­erty
more valuable and was a necessity
to the welfare of Westport in general.
George B. Bunnell testified that the
proposed extension would be a great
thing for the town. Upon being ques­tioned
as to his business, he said dur­ing
the summer he was engaged in
looking after his farming interests in
Westport. He owned the Hyperion
theatre in New Haven, spending his
winter there for the most part. He
was very anxious that the extension
should be built, as "it was needed. .
George J. Underwood of Westport,
hotel proprietor, testified that the pro­ject
would be a benefit and had become
a necessity.
W. H. Petrie, manufacturer of the
cream and confectionery, was in favor
of the scheme, as was also Patrick
Campbell. .
All the witnesses answered in the af­firmative
the question, "Would it not,
in your judgment, be a matter of pub­lic
benefit and necessity to the people
of Westport and vicinity, if the ^pro­posed
line of extension from Southport
to Westport was constructed '? "
The last witness called was F. M.
Raymond afterwhich an,adjournment
was taken until to day.
—Photographic supplies at Riggs
Drugstore. " •/?.. 014 tf
- Placing the Responsibility.
A big matrimonial boom must be
looked for in Norwalk, judging from
all the preachirfg and newspaper con­troversy
over the matrimonial question
in that town. However, if, after all
the enlightenment the public is receiv­ing
on the question, future marriages
turn out to be failures, nobody is to be
blamed but the contracting parties..—,
Palladium. V;
THE GAZETTE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
Stamford's Discovery. ,> >,
A doctor has discovered the curious
fact, that the skull of a man who has
died from delirium tremens, contains
alcoholic vapor. A sraall opening in
the skull soon after death permits it to
escape, when it can be ignited, and
burns with a bluish flame.—Telegram.
Where the Bridge'company's pull
comes in. '* * < ?
Why Prosecuting Attorney Taylor
does not prosecute those druggists.
Why unlicensed dogs are allowed to
roam>the streets. ^
Who will be the next city clerk. -
What Mayor Glov.er will recommend
in his first message.
Why old maids and confirmed old
bachelors attend Parson Kayanagh's
meetings.
The cause of the conviviality among
public officials. ' ?
-What Chief Vollmer would do with­out
Detectives Gladstone and Monahan.
The secrets contained in Col. Das-kam's
diary.
How the three selectmen can run the
tbwn without the assistance of • the
fourth member.
What Captain Charles Riley intend­ed
to do with the jeweler's turkey.
Why the council does not raise the
salary of the fire alarm superintendent.
How much it will cost to repair the
town roads in the spring.
Where flies go in winter. ^ - ; j
The name of the next postmaster in
Norwalk?
Do Not Blame the Collector.
—The City Tax Collector is obliged
to settle with the City on December
(jth, and pay all taxes not collected.
If he has to pay your tax he will then
levy on your property according to his
warrant.
A. A. Betts, City Tax Collector.
N. 30 2t
Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary.
The reorganization of t.he Women's
Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. resulted
in the selection of the following officers:
President—Mrs. Emily L. Ely. t ;'
Vice Presidents—St. Paul's church,
Mrs. William J. Finney; Grace church,
Mrs. Robert Van Buren; Trinity, Miss
Mary Kirby Jennings; Norwalk Con­gregational
church, Mrs. E. B. Smith:/
South Norwalk Congregational church,
Mrs. William Osborne; Norwalk Bap­tist
church, Mrs. George R. McGone-gal;
South Norwalk Baptist church,
Mrs. H. C. Sherer; Norwalk Method­ist
church, Mrs. George Selleck; South
Norwalk Methodist church, Mrs. J. A.
Richardson; East Norwalk Methodist
church, Mrs. H. J. Hipson; Advent
church, Mrs. Charles Ainsworth.
Secretary—Miss Laura Doty.
Treasurer—Miss Belle Doane.
Auditor—Mrs. Henry Chasmar.
Farmer's Convention.
The New England railroad, as well
:i:i the oNew York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad, will cut rates to
Willimantic on the 21st, 22d and 23d,
the date of the annual convention of
the Connecticut board of agriculture.
Besides the addresses and routine busi­ness
there will be an exhibition of
fruits, grains and other farm products,
as well as agricultural implements. , ,
Hog Guessing. ?
New guesses are being received every
day as to the weight of the big porker
who is. in the death cell at the rear of
the Warwick hotel, awaiting execution
on Christmas week. He is being kind­ly
cared for and is'developing an appe­tite
that is decidedly hoggish. The
party who wins him will not only have
a winter's supply for himself but will
have a barrel or two to give away.
Advent Services.
At Grace church there will l;e ser­vices
during Advent as follows: Wed­nesday
mornings,. Litany Service, at
9:30, and Evening Service at 8 o'clock,
with address by the rector.
This evening, after the Evening Ser­vice,
the regular meeting and annual-election
of Grace Chapter, 940 Brother­hood
of St. Andrew, will be held in
the Guild room. . # "
^ - Will be Boinay's Judge.
Judge Elmer may preside at the trial
of Charles A. Boinay for murder next
week, Judge Shumway having another
engagement. Judge Elmer stated yes­terday
that he probably would be -un
able to hold session in the civil side for
this reason. "*
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Complained to Mayor Bohannan.
A South Norwalk clergyman has
complained to Mayor Bohannan of the
objectionable posters that adorn several
of the Norwalk Opera House bill
boards in that city.
IS — *» *•* "V'—
Annual Meeting. / s
ThV annual meeting of the South
Norwalk Fire department, will take
1 place to-morrow evening. v
CROWERSWILL ACr.
Connecticut Oystermen to Co-operate
With Shell Fish ;,
: Commission, r ^
New Laws to be-Mu&ji Less Complicated
and More Easily Enforced.
The proposition of the Shell Fish
Commission to revise and modify tfie
state laws relating to the oyster busi­ness,
meets ^it h - favor wherever it is
understood. It appears, howlever, that
the full purpose of the commission is
not clear to some of the oystermen and
there have been many inquiries as to
just what the commission proposes to
do. Some of the oyster grcrwers labor
under the misapprehension that the
laws- of this state are to be made to con­form
to these of Rhode Island. Exact­ly
the opposite is the case. When the
revision of our laws becomes a fact the
Rhode Island shell -fish commissioners
will endeavor to have similar laws en­acted
in that stj,te.
It has not been decided when or
where the first public hearing will be
had. The officers and members of the
Connecticut Oyster Growers' Associa­tion
are especially well pleased witl\
the proposed revision, because they
have long felt that the oyster laws
needed to be simplified. A meeting,or,
father, a series of meetings will be
held by the association for the purpose
drawing out suggestions. These
suggestions will be put into proper
sh|p3 and presented to the Shell Fish
Commission for consideration. These
proceedings will be entirely distinct
from the hearings to be held by the
commission, at which every person di­rectly
interested in the oyster industry
will be invited to be present. It is
probable that the clerk of the commis­sion,
A. McC. Mathewson, will issue a
circular, to the1 oyster growers setting
forth the object, iri view and calling
upon them to attend the hearings an:l,
speak their minds fully and freely.
The Connecticut Oyster Growers' As­sociation
will cooperate with the Shell
Fish Commission and the result of their
joint deliberations will be a set of laws
which, if passed, cannot fail to be of
inestimable benefit to all persons di­rectly
concerned in the planting, catch­ing
and sale of oysters. '
The arrest of Charles Wheeler, of
Saugatuck, for violation of certain laws
relating to working on the natural beds,
is particularly gratifying to the Shell
Fish Commission, because it is the first
that has been made by the state oyster
police since ihat body was organized a
year or so ago. For some time com­plaints
have been coming in that the
laws were being violated on the Strat­ford
bed, but the offenders were wary.
The commissioners determined to make
a special effort to enforce the laws and
instructed State Inspector Lewis and
the oyster police force accordingly.
After a long watch the arrest was
made. Mr. Wheeler will probably
plead guilty as there is practically no
other alternative. . He was caught
working on the natural beds, with a
boat that had two license numbers on
its sail, neither of which belonged to
the boat. In fact, it is claimed that
the boat was not licensed at all. A
closer watch than ever will be kept on
the various natural beds in'the state
and every effort will be -toade to catch
offenders. :••••,
°jI-£ v ' AMUSEMENTS, ,>
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* * Yale Glee and Banjo ciob.SiJsi
College songs and music are popular
in Norwalk, this has been proven by
tlie large check off for the Concert to­night,
but there are yet about 200 seats
that can be had at the box office.
ANAama.
Manager Hoyt has succeeded in in
ducing the "Alabama" company to re­turn
to town ' on Saturday and give a
matinee and evening performance at
his theatre, and at popular prices.
No one should fail to.s^e this sweetest
of all Southern plays, as it is far ahead
of anything yet placed before the pub­lic.
It is not a blood and thunder piece
but a simple story of southern life in
Alabama. . , ' •, ' •
Epworth League. ;
The programme for the afternoon ses­sion
of the New York District Epworth
League at the Methodist church, yes.
terday opened with an address by tC. L.
Goodell, D. D. which was listened to
with interest.
J. W. Chad wick, D. D. also made an
interesting address.
Then followed a delightful song ser­v
i c e . • "
Rev. A. S. Kavanagh conducted the
" question drawer," reports were read,
and a testimony and consecration ser­vice
under charge of Rev. A. J. Smith,
was held.
Supper was served in the basement
of the church at 5:30 o'clock. -
In the evening, a cabinet meeting
was held in the Epworth parlor,"1 fol"
lowed by a praise service.
Rev. J. T. McFarland gave an ad­dress
on "Brains, Their Use and Abuse,''
and he handled his subject in an. ex­cellent
and pleasing manner.
No Business Transacted.
About thirty-five members of the
Twin City • Wheel club met last even­ing
ftnd voted to postpone the date of
the purchase of a picture of the mem­bers,
after which.,..' to the surprise of
some, the meeting was adjourned with­out
transacting further business. v
Town Physicianc.
The selectmen have appointed the
town physicians, for the next year, in­creasing
the board from three to five.
The reappointments are A. H.Bald­win,
F. H. Baker and J. M. Coburn;
the new members are Harry C. Sherer
and S. H. Huntington. < ; ^
Catholic Observance Days. v
The following are the Feast and Fast
days for this month observed by the
Roman Catholic churches in town: 3d,
St. Francis Xavier; 8th, Immaculate
Conception; loth, 17th and 18th, Win­ter
Ember days; 25th, Christmas; 27th,
St. John's: 28th. Holy Innocents.
Denied a License. -
The County commissioners yesterday
denied a license to Timothy Daly for a
saloon in Westport. A number of
Westport people remonstrated against
the applicant. .. .
DARIEN.
Against The Town.; :;'
The Supreme court of errors, yester­day;
handed down a decision in the
case of Susan 'Anderson against the
town of New Canaan. The court finds
no error. v . • -
False Alarm.
It was reported to the police this
morning that a slot machine had been
stolen from in front of Lawton's store
at South Norwalk. It was later learned
that a clerk saw it out in the cold after
the store had been closed and took-it
to a place of safety. ' ^ ....
Millionaire Docker Fined. c vi
E. F. Lasala, a millionaire resident
of Danbury, was yesterday fined $100
and costs in the city court for violation
of the law against docking the tails of
horses. • i ^ j
-A GAZETTE ad. will pay ycu. 11
use your, last billhead,.j?r emelope,... and
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see to, it that the GAZETTE JOB OFFICE gets
your order. - x ^ \ *•„
The assessors have completed their"
annual labors. ^ ^
Ernest Lounsbury has received an- ^
appointment as post-office inspector.,
^Supplemental reading is soon to. be
introduced into the public schools.
J>|The Congregational Sunday school . • '
has ^ begun ^th^^rac^e^of Christmas
Miss Juiia Clock, who has been spend- - y>; V v
ing the Thanksgiving vacation with
her mother, Mrs. Isaac Clock? has re-,,. . ;
turned to her school in New York.
The Congregational Literary Circle0
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will convene, Friday evening, for Its > • ;
first regular meeting of the season. • -
Several leaders in the Civil War will .; I
be discssued, including Gens: B. F.
Butler, Robert E. Lee and D. N. Couch.
The regular Tuesday evening Meth-' i ;
odist cottage prayer meeting atNoroton
Heights will be held Thursday evening, J ,i
this week,owing to the EpworthLeague ":
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convention being held in Norwalk to-day.
It will be held at David Moore's
house. •? j,- Vrj s-r.-C-w' ]
. * * ' l<~^' ' 1 ' '' v The selectmen state, in regard to ; ,
Commissioner McDonald's order to dis­continue
work on all roads being con­structed
with State aid, that the,sec- N
1 t
tion of macadam road being built at - /;
Noroton which is partially completed,
would be put in passable shape. The N\
part on which a course of stone has ^ • '
been laid will be given its full depth '
and one course of screening. The sec- ' ^
tion dug up for the road but remaining
in a wretched condition, will be put in .
a usable state. v „ ;
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The Congregational Church was J, ^
filled Sunday evening, upon the occa- -r
sion of an illustrated lecture by Rey. • -
Mr. Bonfils, northern secretary Of the,
University of Atlanta. His subject was s,
"The African in America." He told '
something about the conditions under
which a large number of the Southern • -
negroes live, and by his illustrations '. ^
contrasted the habitations and general v
appearance between the educated and
ignorant members of the Hamitic race ; ' •;
in the South. The collection taken for , • ;
the benefit of the cause which Mr. Bon- ' -
fils represented was the largest that .
gentleman has reeeived anywhere inv ^
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R Hp < / State. . . . •- v '' ?.?{•'Hi ;
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CRANBURY.
The funeral of the late Frederick ,-i
Faber will be held this afternoon.
"Al" Hawkes will commence house- ,|F§
ksepi»g in Bridgeport to-morrow. •
The aged George Can* is seriously' K
ill at his home in this place. u
- Theodore Bates and wife spent Suri-^HH .
day in Port Chester. •
Washington Lodge held a regular .
meeting last evening.
Considerable interest has been mani- !/ ^ "
fested in .the report that a resident of .' y y,
this place will apply for a license to
sell intoxicants. '
Dayton Bouton butchered a five
months' old pig this week that weighed
over 200 pounds.
y-; ^ Sons of St. George.^fj^gg^s
Welcome Stranger Lodge. Sons of
St. George, met last evening and elect­ed
the following officers: President,
William White; Vice-President, John
Ashworth: Secretary, Charles B. Holt;
Assistant Secretary, Thomas Tutlow;
Treasurer, David Chittim; Trustee,
James Wood:Messenger, John J. Kelly.
The officers will be installed next
Tuesday night by district deputy Jack­son
of Stamford. y : !
/Bon Voyage..
Mr. E. W. Beard left for New York
this morning and will sail for the Ber­mudas
to-morrow.
| FRATERNAL NEWS.
. St. Joseph's Lyceum will hold its first
meeting on Tuesday evening, Dec. 14.
Schiller Stamm,- U. O. R. M. met last -
night in K. of M. C. hall.
Miss Kinsella's Condition.
Dr. Huntington stated this morning
that Miss Jennie Kinsella, the victim
of Owen Murphy's vitriol throwing,
was improving slowly, but was unable
as yet to sit up. •
TJie Weather. ~
Snow to-day andn to-night, followed
by clearing Thursday afternoon.
, DEATHS. —
BARNUM—In Bradford, P«.. , Nov. . 29,
Edwin Howard Barnum, formerly of
Danbury, aged 50 years.
CARROLL—Iti/ Bridgeport, Nov. 29, -
Miss Rose Carroll, aged 33 years.
DAVIS—In Bridgeport, Nov. 29, Miss -
Sarah Davis, aged 68 years.s y
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W%$ '.''I'' BE,NB HEiRD'
WESfPORT PEOPLE FAVOR IT.
A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS OF THAT TOWN APPEAR
AND TESTIFY.
|f The application of the Bridgeport
^Traction Go. for permission to extend
its lines from the present terminus in
Southport to Westport was heard yes­terday
before Judge William T. Elmer
. in the Superior court room at the court
Chouse. The proposed line parallels
the tracKs of the Consolidated road,
|- consequently the railroad is fighting*
'. .'the Traction company. •
v5 Not only has the Traction Co. to con­tend
with the Consolidated, but also
the town of Fairfield which sides with
y . the railroad, though just how it can be
interested in what transpires between
Southport and Westport has not yet
.appeared. The town of Westport fa-
.^.yvors the extension.
f A t t o r n e y A l l a n W. P a i g e a n d J u d g e
•'/; Carroll represented the Traction Co.
j* and Attorneys Goodwin Stoddard and
"William D. Bishop Jr., represented the
/^.'•Consolidated road. Edward M. Lees
disappeared in behalf of the town of West-
|||portf and JudgelElmore S. -Banks for
ip^he town of Fairfield..
•-.0 Judge Carroll opened the proceedings
•: >:?by reading the application for the ex­tension,
showing maps to more fully
demonstrate the route proposed,
j , Attorney Stoddard arose at the close
• of the reading of the application and
filed a demurrer, in substance the same
: 'as the one filed before Judge Wheeler
in the Shelton hearing, stating that the
applicants had failed to show that they
had definitely settled upon a route:,
that the financial ability of the Trac­tion
Co. to build the road had not been
-shown, and that the consent of the
|^v.towns of Westport and Fairfield had
,14'not been given to lay the tracks. At-torney
Stoddard argued at some length
in support of the demurrer, reading
.' . decisions from the supreme court.
: The several attorneys then argued
Ythe matter with quite a little feeling.
Mr. Stoddard took the view that unless
the court acquiesced in the idea which
was the outcome of a beautiful little-
- hypothetical question which he placed
before the court, he would have to
j ^withdraw. Attorney Paige answered
^fthese remarks' with a few rather caustic
| ^comments. Judge Elmer finally closed
; ithe arguments by overruling the de-y;
murrer, stating that he would< not rule
•fv'nipon the question of Attorney Stoddard
as in that case the gentleman's company
| ^ ''would have to be dispensed with.
Mr. Lees then read the answer to the
| '"application from the town of Westport,
fJ' favoring the extension.
Attorney Stoddard said he was sorry
|f|to have to remark that he'doubted Mr.
IpLees' authority to represent the town.
pivst Selectman Wakeman of West-port,
was then called and he told the
h court that Mr. Lees was informally
, asked to appear in their behalf. After
some discussion Mr. Lees was accred­ited
by the court as the representative
::for the town of Westport.
7 Judge Carroll read, the""'rDJn^s''"^
; the stockholders meetings on June 4
and Oct. 13, at which time it was voted
to build the extension.
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•\y . C. P. Dolge, of Westport, was the
first witness to be called to testify as to
I the road being a public benefit and ne­cessity.
Mr. Dolge said the people of
Westport had but little opportunity to
ei' o Bridgeport He thought it was
a necessity that the;'e be more accom
modations provided.
Charles H. Kemper of Westport, a
leather manufacturer, was next called.
He testified that only two trains went
east from Westport during the morning
and that they were not sufficient to
properly supply the,demand. He em­ployed
30 hands in his factory and
thought it would bring not only more
laborers into the town, but bring fac­tories
there if some connection was
made with Bridgeport by trolley.,
Robert T. Leeds of Westport, a twine
manufacturer, stated that several peo­ple
had urged the necessity of some
further means of conveyance to and
from Bridgeport and that the proposed
route would not only be a benefit, but
was a necessity for the further growth
of the town.
G. B. Smith, justice of the peace of
Saugatuck, was the next to take the
stand. His testimony did not differ
materially from those who were on the
stand previously. He thought that all
the people were thoroughly aroused to
the necessity of some such road and
that all were in favor of it.
W. J. Finch, town clerk of Westport,
was in favor of the extension, as it
would improve the town, making prop­erty
more valuable and was a necessity
to the welfare of Westport in general.
George B. Bunnell testified that the
proposed extension would be a great
thing for the town. Upon being ques­tioned
as to his business, he said dur­ing
the summer he was engaged in
looking after his farming interests in
Westport. He owned the Hyperion
theatre in New Haven, spending his
winter there for the most part. He
was very anxious that the extension
should be built, as "it was needed. .
George J. Underwood of Westport,
hotel proprietor, testified that the pro­ject
would be a benefit and had become
a necessity.
W. H. Petrie, manufacturer of the
cream and confectionery, was in favor
of the scheme, as was also Patrick
Campbell. .
All the witnesses answered in the af­firmative
the question, "Would it not,
in your judgment, be a matter of pub­lic
benefit and necessity to the people
of Westport and vicinity, if the ^pro­posed
line of extension from Southport
to Westport was constructed '? "
The last witness called was F. M.
Raymond afterwhich an,adjournment
was taken until to day.
—Photographic supplies at Riggs
Drugstore. " •/?.. 014 tf
- Placing the Responsibility.
A big matrimonial boom must be
looked for in Norwalk, judging from
all the preachirfg and newspaper con­troversy
over the matrimonial question
in that town. However, if, after all
the enlightenment the public is receiv­ing
on the question, future marriages
turn out to be failures, nobody is to be
blamed but the contracting parties..—,
Palladium. V;
THE GAZETTE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
Stamford's Discovery. ,> >,
A doctor has discovered the curious
fact, that the skull of a man who has
died from delirium tremens, contains
alcoholic vapor. A sraall opening in
the skull soon after death permits it to
escape, when it can be ignited, and
burns with a bluish flame.—Telegram.
Where the Bridge'company's pull
comes in. '* * < ?
Why Prosecuting Attorney Taylor
does not prosecute those druggists.
Why unlicensed dogs are allowed to
roam>the streets. ^
Who will be the next city clerk. -
What Mayor Glov.er will recommend
in his first message.
Why old maids and confirmed old
bachelors attend Parson Kayanagh's
meetings.
The cause of the conviviality among
public officials. ' ?
-What Chief Vollmer would do with­out
Detectives Gladstone and Monahan.
The secrets contained in Col. Das-kam's
diary.
How the three selectmen can run the
tbwn without the assistance of • the
fourth member.
What Captain Charles Riley intend­ed
to do with the jeweler's turkey.
Why the council does not raise the
salary of the fire alarm superintendent.
How much it will cost to repair the
town roads in the spring.
Where flies go in winter. ^ - ; j
The name of the next postmaster in
Norwalk?
Do Not Blame the Collector.
—The City Tax Collector is obliged
to settle with the City on December
(jth, and pay all taxes not collected.
If he has to pay your tax he will then
levy on your property according to his
warrant.
A. A. Betts, City Tax Collector.
N. 30 2t
Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary.
The reorganization of t.he Women's
Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. resulted
in the selection of the following officers:
President—Mrs. Emily L. Ely. t ;'
Vice Presidents—St. Paul's church,
Mrs. William J. Finney; Grace church,
Mrs. Robert Van Buren; Trinity, Miss
Mary Kirby Jennings; Norwalk Con­gregational
church, Mrs. E. B. Smith:/
South Norwalk Congregational church,
Mrs. William Osborne; Norwalk Bap­tist
church, Mrs. George R. McGone-gal;
South Norwalk Baptist church,
Mrs. H. C. Sherer; Norwalk Method­ist
church, Mrs. George Selleck; South
Norwalk Methodist church, Mrs. J. A.
Richardson; East Norwalk Methodist
church, Mrs. H. J. Hipson; Advent
church, Mrs. Charles Ainsworth.
Secretary—Miss Laura Doty.
Treasurer—Miss Belle Doane.
Auditor—Mrs. Henry Chasmar.
Farmer's Convention.
The New England railroad, as well
:i:i the oNew York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad, will cut rates to
Willimantic on the 21st, 22d and 23d,
the date of the annual convention of
the Connecticut board of agriculture.
Besides the addresses and routine busi­ness
there will be an exhibition of
fruits, grains and other farm products,
as well as agricultural implements. , ,
Hog Guessing. ?
New guesses are being received every
day as to the weight of the big porker
who is. in the death cell at the rear of
the Warwick hotel, awaiting execution
on Christmas week. He is being kind­ly
cared for and is'developing an appe­tite
that is decidedly hoggish. The
party who wins him will not only have
a winter's supply for himself but will
have a barrel or two to give away.
Advent Services.
At Grace church there will l;e ser­vices
during Advent as follows: Wed­nesday
mornings,. Litany Service, at
9:30, and Evening Service at 8 o'clock,
with address by the rector.
This evening, after the Evening Ser­vice,
the regular meeting and annual-election
of Grace Chapter, 940 Brother­hood
of St. Andrew, will be held in
the Guild room. . # "
^ - Will be Boinay's Judge.
Judge Elmer may preside at the trial
of Charles A. Boinay for murder next
week, Judge Shumway having another
engagement. Judge Elmer stated yes­terday
that he probably would be -un
able to hold session in the civil side for
this reason. "*
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Complained to Mayor Bohannan.
A South Norwalk clergyman has
complained to Mayor Bohannan of the
objectionable posters that adorn several
of the Norwalk Opera House bill
boards in that city.
IS — *» *•* "V'—
Annual Meeting. / s
ThV annual meeting of the South
Norwalk Fire department, will take
1 place to-morrow evening. v
CROWERSWILL ACr.
Connecticut Oystermen to Co-operate
With Shell Fish ;,
: Commission, r ^
New Laws to be-Mu&ji Less Complicated
and More Easily Enforced.
The proposition of the Shell Fish
Commission to revise and modify tfie
state laws relating to the oyster busi­ness,
meets ^it h - favor wherever it is
understood. It appears, howlever, that
the full purpose of the commission is
not clear to some of the oystermen and
there have been many inquiries as to
just what the commission proposes to
do. Some of the oyster grcrwers labor
under the misapprehension that the
laws- of this state are to be made to con­form
to these of Rhode Island. Exact­ly
the opposite is the case. When the
revision of our laws becomes a fact the
Rhode Island shell -fish commissioners
will endeavor to have similar laws en­acted
in that stj,te.
It has not been decided when or
where the first public hearing will be
had. The officers and members of the
Connecticut Oyster Growers' Associa­tion
are especially well pleased witl\
the proposed revision, because they
have long felt that the oyster laws
needed to be simplified. A meeting,or,
father, a series of meetings will be
held by the association for the purpose
drawing out suggestions. These
suggestions will be put into proper
sh|p3 and presented to the Shell Fish
Commission for consideration. These
proceedings will be entirely distinct
from the hearings to be held by the
commission, at which every person di­rectly
interested in the oyster industry
will be invited to be present. It is
probable that the clerk of the commis­sion,
A. McC. Mathewson, will issue a
circular, to the1 oyster growers setting
forth the object, iri view and calling
upon them to attend the hearings an:l,
speak their minds fully and freely.
The Connecticut Oyster Growers' As­sociation
will cooperate with the Shell
Fish Commission and the result of their
joint deliberations will be a set of laws
which, if passed, cannot fail to be of
inestimable benefit to all persons di­rectly
concerned in the planting, catch­ing
and sale of oysters. '
The arrest of Charles Wheeler, of
Saugatuck, for violation of certain laws
relating to working on the natural beds,
is particularly gratifying to the Shell
Fish Commission, because it is the first
that has been made by the state oyster
police since ihat body was organized a
year or so ago. For some time com­plaints
have been coming in that the
laws were being violated on the Strat­ford
bed, but the offenders were wary.
The commissioners determined to make
a special effort to enforce the laws and
instructed State Inspector Lewis and
the oyster police force accordingly.
After a long watch the arrest was
made. Mr. Wheeler will probably
plead guilty as there is practically no
other alternative. . He was caught
working on the natural beds, with a
boat that had two license numbers on
its sail, neither of which belonged to
the boat. In fact, it is claimed that
the boat was not licensed at all. A
closer watch than ever will be kept on
the various natural beds in'the state
and every effort will be -toade to catch
offenders. :••••,
°jI-£ v ' AMUSEMENTS, ,>
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* * Yale Glee and Banjo ciob.SiJsi
College songs and music are popular
in Norwalk, this has been proven by
tlie large check off for the Concert to­night,
but there are yet about 200 seats
that can be had at the box office.
ANAama.
Manager Hoyt has succeeded in in
ducing the "Alabama" company to re­turn
to town ' on Saturday and give a
matinee and evening performance at
his theatre, and at popular prices.
No one should fail to.s^e this sweetest
of all Southern plays, as it is far ahead
of anything yet placed before the pub­lic.
It is not a blood and thunder piece
but a simple story of southern life in
Alabama. . , ' •, ' •
Epworth League. ;
The programme for the afternoon ses­sion
of the New York District Epworth
League at the Methodist church, yes.
terday opened with an address by tC. L.
Goodell, D. D. which was listened to
with interest.
J. W. Chad wick, D. D. also made an
interesting address.
Then followed a delightful song ser­v
i c e . • "
Rev. A. S. Kavanagh conducted the
" question drawer," reports were read,
and a testimony and consecration ser­vice
under charge of Rev. A. J. Smith,
was held.
Supper was served in the basement
of the church at 5:30 o'clock. -
In the evening, a cabinet meeting
was held in the Epworth parlor,"1 fol"
lowed by a praise service.
Rev. J. T. McFarland gave an ad­dress
on "Brains, Their Use and Abuse,''
and he handled his subject in an. ex­cellent
and pleasing manner.
No Business Transacted.
About thirty-five members of the
Twin City • Wheel club met last even­ing
ftnd voted to postpone the date of
the purchase of a picture of the mem­bers,
after which.,..' to the surprise of
some, the meeting was adjourned with­out
transacting further business. v
Town Physicianc.
The selectmen have appointed the
town physicians, for the next year, in­creasing
the board from three to five.
The reappointments are A. H.Bald­win,
F. H. Baker and J. M. Coburn;
the new members are Harry C. Sherer
and S. H. Huntington. < ; ^
Catholic Observance Days. v
The following are the Feast and Fast
days for this month observed by the
Roman Catholic churches in town: 3d,
St. Francis Xavier; 8th, Immaculate
Conception; loth, 17th and 18th, Win­ter
Ember days; 25th, Christmas; 27th,
St. John's: 28th. Holy Innocents.
Denied a License. -
The County commissioners yesterday
denied a license to Timothy Daly for a
saloon in Westport. A number of
Westport people remonstrated against
the applicant. .. .
DARIEN.
Against The Town.; :;'
The Supreme court of errors, yester­day;
handed down a decision in the
case of Susan 'Anderson against the
town of New Canaan. The court finds
no error. v . • -
False Alarm.
It was reported to the police this
morning that a slot machine had been
stolen from in front of Lawton's store
at South Norwalk. It was later learned
that a clerk saw it out in the cold after
the store had been closed and took-it
to a place of safety. ' ^ ....
Millionaire Docker Fined. c vi
E. F. Lasala, a millionaire resident
of Danbury, was yesterday fined $100
and costs in the city court for violation
of the law against docking the tails of
horses. • i ^ j
-A GAZETTE ad. will pay ycu. 11
use your, last billhead,.j?r emelope,... and
• m % ••
see to, it that the GAZETTE JOB OFFICE gets
your order. - x ^ \ *•„
The assessors have completed their"
annual labors. ^ ^
Ernest Lounsbury has received an- ^
appointment as post-office inspector.,
^Supplemental reading is soon to. be
introduced into the public schools.
J>|The Congregational Sunday school . • '
has ^ begun ^th^^rac^e^of Christmas
Miss Juiia Clock, who has been spend- - y>; V v
ing the Thanksgiving vacation with
her mother, Mrs. Isaac Clock? has re-,,. . ;
turned to her school in New York.
The Congregational Literary Circle0
r.
will convene, Friday evening, for Its > • ;
first regular meeting of the season. • -
Several leaders in the Civil War will .; I
be discssued, including Gens: B. F.
Butler, Robert E. Lee and D. N. Couch.
The regular Tuesday evening Meth-' i ;
odist cottage prayer meeting atNoroton
Heights will be held Thursday evening, J ,i
this week,owing to the EpworthLeague ":
;v
convention being held in Norwalk to-day.
It will be held at David Moore's
house. •? j,- Vrj s-r.-C-w' ]
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